Category: Steel Detailing Blog
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Balcony Step-Down & Splice Clash Resolved in Scarborough Residence
Project Background In a residential project nestled in the scenic suburb of Scarborough, Bundeena, a critical coordination issue surfaced during the construction of the first-floor balcony. Originally designed to sit 100mm lower than the internal first-floor level (with the balcony at RL+33.000 and the floor level inside the residence at RL+33.100), the structural drawings, however,…
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Steel Finishes – what are they? Why should I care?
What is HGD? What is primer? What is EPOXY? You must follow the finish notes listed in Engineer and Architectural drawings. If the steel is exposed to the elements, it will usually be specified as Hot Dip Galvanized (HDG). For interior structural steel, a primer coating is typically applied. And perhaps, where required, a…
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VSBA-School-Building-51
We are proud to be a part of the team in VSBA School-51 project. Our detailing team worked closely with architects to ensure tolerances and offsets were met without compromising design intent With a limited fabrication and erection window, our detailing team adopted a fast-track workflow using Tekla Structures for 3D modeling. This allowed us…
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A New Addition to Launceston Christian School, Tasmania
Let’s dive into the exciting expansion at Launceston Christian School in Tasmania—a thoughtfully designed new building covering an area of 1,440 square meters. This structure adds essential facilities to the campus, including classrooms, an auditorium, a storage room, and a library. Challenges: A key engineering challenge in this project was related to the cast-in base…
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Project – Bridge – 25
Tek1 recently completed a cladding project for a prominent organization in Australia. The project involved detailing cladding and its support system around a footbridge with unique challenges. The footbridge featured curved ends, but these were not simple linear curves, making the design and detailing process particularly intricate. Tek1 conducted numerous meetings with the client and…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 4
We hope you found our previous blogs on the Sydney Metro project insightful. If you missed them, check them out. In this blog, I’d like to share another connection detail we proposed to the structural engineer on the Sydney Metro project Since this is a metro project, fireproofing sheets are required on steel members as…
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TYPES OF MODEL VIEWERS FORMAT , PURPOSE AND ITS BENFITS
A. IFC Mode Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is an open file format developed by Building Smart Alliance. It is an international data exchange standard for exchanging building information across different software platforms. An IFC Model is just a model of a building or a construction project with all geometric, structural, and semantic information. Key Features…
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How TEK1 Solved the Complicated Star Node Puzzle in Great EMU in the Sky
At TEK1, we believe great detailing is more than just precision—it’s about understanding real-world challenges and turning complexity into clarity. The Challenge The Great EMU in the Sky project presented one of the most unique and technically demanding structures we’ve ever worked on—a 30-metre-wide globe made up of 128 intricate “star nodes” connecting the bracing…
